42-37800 Piccadilly Lilly II

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Piccadilly Lilly II" of the 100th Bomb Group.

Object Number - FRE 4079 - The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Piccadilly Lilly II" of the 100th Bomb Group. 42-37800 EP-A flown by Lt Russel "Pinky" Flack. Crew...

Delivered Denver 1/9/43; Gr Island 1/10/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-A] Thorpe Abbotts 24/9/43; 39m battle damaged on possibly, an earlier mission with Paul Kahlerc, crew? ; overran the runway ; sal 27/6/44, PICCADILLY LILLY II.
Piloted during the accident by Paul Kohler. Crash was blamed on a warped airframe, leading to the aircraft being unwieldy and difficult to control or steer.

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Units served with

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (GO-K) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group is in the background.

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul E Kohler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Revisions

Date9 Mar 2022 20:09:59
ContributorDouglas P
ChangesChanges to production block number
Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-37800-piccadilly-lilly-ii/

Date9 Oct 2020 05:22:22
ContributorPaperDoll
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources

100bg.com

Date15 Jul 2015 15:55:42
Contributorjrugman
ChangesChanges to manufacturer, description and person associations
Sources

Page 140, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman

Date10 Oct 2014 14:20:56
ContributorJenny
ChangesChanges to nicknames
Sources

Changed spelling of 'Lilly' to match the nose art on the photo.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:45
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-37800: Gallery (4 items)

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Piccadilly Lilly II" of the 100th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 4079 - The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed...

The nose art of B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Piccadilly Lilly II" of the 100th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: ' Picadilly Lilly II.'

Object number: FRE 5904 - The nose art of B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed...

Object number: UPL 28893 - Under maintenance Note* missing nose turret

Object number: UPL 56079 - The Russell J. Flack Crew pose with "PICCADILLY...